Anthropology:
Quiz 1 Review
Part I: Introduction to Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humans, past and present, in order to better understand the
biological, linguistic, and cultural tendencies of the human experience.
1) Describe biological anthropology:
2) Describe cultural anthropology:
3) Identify and describe the three subdivisions of cultural anthropology:
a.
b.
c.
4) Chimamanda Adichie spoke of the dangers of using a “single story” in defining
ourselves and those around us. What is the underlying message of Adichie’s “single
story” theory, and how does it relate to our study of anthropology?
Part II: Archaeology
5) Briefly describe how the domain of archaeology bridges the gap between the
physical sciences and the social sciences.
6) Define archaeology:
7) What are eco-facts?
8) Archaeologists use a systemic, scientific process in order to perform what kinds of
tasks?
9) What are artifacts?
10) Describe two important ways in which the study of archaeology changed in the
1960s.
a.
b.
11) What are archaeologists trying to learn with all of their digging and analyzing?
Part III: Archaeological Methods
12)Identify the four steps of carrying out an archaeological endeavor:
a.
b.
c.
d.
13)What does it mean if a dig site shows stratified findings?
14)Identify and describe the two different dating methods for archaeological findings:
a.
b.
15) Briefly describe how the two dating methods (identified and contrasted above)
rely on precise scientific practices.